FL Sheriff Announces Arrest in Traffic Stop Shooting

The Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect accused of shooting at an HCSO deputy eight times early Sunday morning during a traffic stop.

November 3, 2021

Ma’at Lee is facing charges related to shots fired at a Hillsborough County, FL, deputy during a Sunday traffic stop. (Photo: Hillsborough County SO)

The Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect accused of shooting at an HCSO deputy eight times early Sunday morning during a traffic stop. The deputy was not hit.

Deputies say 20-year-old Ma’at Lee was arrested on Tuesday.

Lee is also the suspect involved in at least two other crimes in Hillsborough County, which took place just days before the deputy-involved shooting on Sunday, WFLA reports.

He is currently facing charges of armed robbery with a firearm, grand theft – firearm, armed carjacking, and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.

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